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Dead Ringers is a United Kingdom radio and television comedy impressions show broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and later BBC Two. The programme was devised by producer Bill Dare and developed with Jon Holmes, Andy Hurst and Simon Blackwell. Among its stars was Jan Ravens, who said the BBC cancelled the television run in 2007 after five years. Dead Ringers' return to Radio 4 was announced in 2014.
Original Release
03/15/2002 on BBC
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Jon Culshaw | George W. Bush / Tony Blair / Arnold Schwarzenegger / Ricky Gervais / Dale Winton / Prince of Wales / Trevor McDonald / Ozzy Osbourne / William Hague / Simon Schama / Johnny Vegas / Nick Ross / Paul Burrell / Obi-Wan Kenobi / Michael Buerk / Liam Gallagher / Rolf Harris / George W Bush / Darth Vader / James Bond / Brian Sewell / Russell Crowe / Maximus Decimus Meridius / Chris Tarrant / Patrick Moore / The Fourth Doctor / Jesus Christ / Robbie Williams / Michael Parkinson / Ross Kemp / Marcus Bentley / Judge John Deed / Colin Murray / Shane Richie / Grant Mitchell / John Simpson / James Blunt / Jose Mourinho / Johnny Vaughan / Simon Cowell / Alan Sugar / The Tenth Doctor / Gordon Brown / Charlie Edwards / Dermot Murnaghan / Ray Winstone / Robin Hood / Stephen Merchant / Noel Edmonds / Peter Andre / Dr. Tom Jackman / Piers Morgan / Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall / Robert Kilroy-Silk / John Motson / Danny Blue / Hobbit / Gordon Ramsay / BBC Ad Man / Alan Yentob / Mark Lawson / Damien Hirst / Michael Moore / John Edwards / Mariella Frostrup / John Peel / The Terminator / Arnold Schwarzengger / Ozzy bin Laden / David Brent / Jordan / Forensic Scientist / Phil Spencer / John Humphrys / Jonathan Pearce / Jeremy Milnes / Big Read Bookworm / Gil Grissom / Mike Skinner / Terry Wogan / John Craven / Bruce Forsyth / Christopher Eccleston's Dad / Brian Lane / Sam Tyler / Justin Lee Collins / Jeremy Kyle / Jerry Springer / Griff Rhys Jones / George Formby / Wayne Rooney / Steve McClaren / Doug Richard / Saddam Hussein / George HW Bush / Albert Moxey / Hamlet / John Reid / Gary Barlow / Ricky Butcher / Tony / Matthew Kelly / Captain Jack Harkness / Jake Shears / Steve Irwin / Patrick Kielty |
Jan Ravens | Kirsty Wark / Delia Smith / Nigella Lawson / Ellen McArthur / Claire Short / Sophie Rayworth / Germaine Greer / Fiona Bruce / Sophie Raworth / Meryl Streep / Kirstie Allsopp / Estelle Morris / Joan Bakewell / Sam Ryan / Nina Myers / Carol Smillie / Linda Barker / Margaret Thatcher / Pat Butcher / Shake n' Vac Woman / Ellen MacArthur / Sharon Osbourne / Mrs. Robinson / Clare Short / Lisa Riley / M / Jenny Miner / Big Read Bookworm / Queen Elizabeth II / Carol Vorderman / Catherine Willows / Stacie Monroe / Glenda Jackson / Kate Potter / Tanya Byron / Christopher Eccleston's Mum / Sandra Pullman / Barbara Windsor / Hilda Braid / Natasha Kaplinsky / Lady Dedlock / Gillian Clark / Jane / Anne Robinson / Elizabeth Fremantle / Police Officer / Sam Fox / Frodo Baggins / Thora Hird / Wallis Simpson / Judi Dench / Cat Deeley / Hyacinth Bucket / Ann Widdecombe / Iris Murdoch / Barbara Good / Margo Leadbetter / Kerry Katona / Lily Allen / Rebecca Mitchell / Jenny Eclair / Joan Collins / Aggie MacKenzie / Kate Humble / Jane Fonda / Marian / Kate Silverton / Heathergreen Patti-Cake Brownie / Hillary Clinton / C.J. Cregg / Diane Sawyer / Teresa Heinz Kerry / Tessa Jowell / Katie Price / Julie Walters / Madonna / Ana Matronic / Jennifer Aniston / June Whitfield / BBC Ad Woman / BBC Producer / Tracey Emin / Trisha Goddard / Diane Keaton / Audrey Tautou / Hazel Irvine / Rachel Elnaugh / Nicky Hambleton-Jones / Pauline Prescott / Cherie Blair / Digital Radio Listener / Dido / The White Witch / Victim of Leslie Grantham / Sonia Gandhi / Sarah Connor / Sharon bin Laden / Clarissa Dickson Wright / Hannah Gordon / Sue Barker |
Phil Cornwell | Greg Dyke / TV Producer / Michael Caine / Osama Bin Laden / Jack Nicholson / Alan Rickman / Duke of Edinburgh / Saruman / Policeman / Wise Man / Prince Philip / Trevor / Tony Robinson / Security Guard / Sheriff of Nottingham / Howard Donald / Osama bin Laden / Jeremy Vine / BBC Two Whistleblower / Russell Brand / Roger / Severus Snape / Steven Berkoff / Russell Friar Tuck / Evan Davis / Den Watts / Norman Bates / Rick Blaine / Alistair Darling / Police Officer / Gabriel / Mick Jagger / Victim of Tony Blair / Saddam Hussein's Director / Jimmy Hill / Killer Z / Mr. Ashworth / Matt Allwright / Melvyn Bragg / Leslie Grantham / Dirty Harry / Man Stealing Rolf Harris's Painting / Duncan Bannatyne / Dr. Yanten / Gil Mayo / Lollipop Man / Chas Hodges / Ash Morgan / Bruce Forsyth / Christopher Eccleston / Gerry Standing / Judas Iscariot / John Kerry / Someone Who's Never Met Michael Moore / Peter Snow / Leo McGarry / Hank Cornpoke III / Jacques Chirac / Bilbo Baggins / Comedy Soap Policeman / Geoff / Jeremy Paxman / Police Inspector / Civil Servant / Hans Gruber / Puppeteer / Presidential Advisor / Lily Savage / BBC Producer / The Sorting Hat / Ozzy Osbourne's Stunt Double / Tim Henman / Gordon / Delia Smith's Director / Gerry Adams / Prince Charles / Guy Ritchie / Gene Hunt / God / Tony / Albert Steptoe / Steve / Paul Dacre / Barry / Timmy's Dad / Dry Cleaner / Ken Livingstone / Leonard 'Oz' Osborne / Derren Brown / Judge / Eric Morecambe / Man Stood Behind Andrew Marr / Conman / Robert Knibbs / Vincent Van Gogh / BBC Head / Mr. Tulkinghorn / Murder Suspect / Clive Tyldesley / The Ninth Doctor |
Mark Perry | David Dickinson (II) / Ian McKellen / Graham Norton / John Prescott / Saddam Hussein / Tom Paulin / Roger Moore / David Blunkett / Gandalf / Simon Peter / Robert Falcon Scott / King Edward VIII / Robin Cook / Charles Clarke / Peter Jones / Olga's Husband / Detective / Rowan Williams / Brian Blessed / Dr. Diabolical / David Dickinson / Forensic Scientist / Man in Pub / Bob Geldof / Diarmuid Gavin / Benjamin Braddock / Ken Livingstone / Rod Liddle / Sir Thomas Bertram / Peter Mandelson / Arthur Hughes / Robert Winston / Frozen Man / John Hurt / Donald Rumsfeld / Dustin Hoffman / Songs of Praise Producer / Newspaper Seller / Kim Woodburn / Whining Idiot / Sam Ryan's Boss / Phil Harding / Dirty Harry's Boss / Queen Elizabeth's Assistant / Tom Good / BBC's Head of Drama / Brother Edward / Eric Jones / David Cameron / Sheriff's Man / Al Gore / James Bond / Businessman / Court Official / Protester / Jason Orange / Bernard Matthews / Sheppity O'Killbill / Toby Ziegler / Senior Army Officer / Bob / Smallweed / Hercule Poirot / The Second Doctor / Doctor / Comedy Soap Policeman / Politician / Ellen MacArthur's Narrator / Bruce Forsyth |
Kevin Connelly | Iain Duncan Smith / Mark Lawson / Andrew Marr / Bill Oddie / David Starkey / Andrew Neil / Michael Howard / Thomas / Lawrence Oates / Reginald / Peter Foster / Barman / Harry Potter / David Dimbleby / Charles Kennedy / Builder / Michael Portillo / Elton John / Brother Benjamin / Andrew Gilligan / Des Lynam / Terry / Louis Walsh / Menzies Campbell / Much / Nick Robinson / Melvyn Bragg / Dame Edna Everage / John Reid / Ian Paisley / Trevor / Dick Cheney / Barry Gibb / Jonathan / Driftwood Member / Bob / Grima Wormtongue / England Cricketer / Sven-Goran Eriksson / Phil Mitchell / Sir Leicester Dedlock / Old Mr. Turveydrop / David Cameron / The Seventh Doctor / Jonathan Miller / Brian Sarbutt / James Bond / Martin Nutter / Mick Aston / Antony Worrall Thompson / Bobby Robson / Dennis Patterson / Johnny Scott / Martin Bashir / Dave Peacock / Albert Stroller / Bruce Forsyth / Jack Halford / Bill Clinton / Paul / Theo Paphitis / Police Officer / Adrian Chiles / Neil Kinnock / Alan Carr / Deal or No Deal Contestant / Detective / Mark Owen |
India Fisher | Janet / Jane Eyre |
Jess Robinson | Jennifer / Detective / Jackie / Carol / Claire Jackman / Emma |
Paterson Joseph | Mickey Stone / Charlie Young |
Polly Swinscoe | How Clean is Your House Woman |
James Hurn | Tom Hanks / Christopher Lloyd |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #7.1 | Thursday, 22 February 2007 |
2 | Episode #7.2 | Thursday, 01 March 2007 |
3 | Episode #7.3 | Thursday, 08 March 2007 |
4 | Episode #7.4 | Thursday, 15 March 2007 |
5 | Episode #7.5 | Thursday, 22 March 2007 |
6 | Episode #7.6 | Thursday, 29 March 2007 |
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Directors
Ben Gosling Fuller, Pati Marr, Jonathan Gershfield
Writers
Carl Carter, Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson, Tony Cooke, John Finnemore, Jon Holmes, Jon Culshaw, Laurence Howarth, Jan Ravens, Richard Ward, Colin Birch, Anna Southgate, Simon Blackwell
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jon Culshaw | George W. Bush / Tony Blair / Arnold Schwarzenegger / Ricky Gervais / Dale Winton / Prince of Wales / Trevor McDonald / Ozzy Osbourne / William Hague / Simon Schama / Johnny Vegas / Nick Ross / Paul Burrell / Obi-Wan Kenobi / Michael Buerk / Liam Gallagher / Rolf Harris / George W Bush / Darth Vader / James Bond / Brian Sewell / Russell Crowe / Maximus Decimus Meridius / Chris Tarrant / Patrick Moore / The Fourth Doctor / Jesus Christ / Robbie Williams / Michael Parkinson / Ross Kemp / Marcus Bentley / Judge John Deed / Colin Murray / Shane Richie / Grant Mitchell / John Simpson / James Blunt / Jose Mourinho / Johnny Vaughan / Simon Cowell / Alan Sugar / The Tenth Doctor / Gordon Brown / Charlie Edwards / Dermot Murnaghan / Ray Winstone / Robin Hood / Stephen Merchant / Noel Edmonds / Peter Andre / Dr. Tom Jackman / Piers Morgan / Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall / Robert Kilroy-Silk / John Motson / Danny Blue / Hobbit / Gordon Ramsay / BBC Ad Man / Alan Yentob / Mark Lawson / Damien Hirst / Michael Moore / John Edwards / Mariella Frostrup / John Peel / The Terminator / Arnold Schwarzengger / Ozzy bin Laden / David Brent / Jordan / Forensic Scientist / Phil Spencer / John Humphrys / Jonathan Pearce / Jeremy Milnes / Big Read Bookworm / Gil Grissom / Mike Skinner / Terry Wogan / John Craven / Bruce Forsyth / Christopher Eccleston's Dad / Brian Lane / Sam Tyler / Justin Lee Collins / Jeremy Kyle / Jerry Springer / Griff Rhys Jones / George Formby / Wayne Rooney / Steve McClaren / Doug Richard / Saddam Hussein / George HW Bush / Albert Moxey / Hamlet / John Reid / Gary Barlow / Ricky Butcher / Tony / Matthew Kelly / Captain Jack Harkness / Jake Shears / Steve Irwin / Patrick Kielty |
Jan Ravens | Kirsty Wark / Delia Smith / Nigella Lawson / Ellen McArthur / Claire Short / Sophie Rayworth / Germaine Greer / Fiona Bruce / Sophie Raworth / Meryl Streep / Kirstie Allsopp / Estelle Morris / Joan Bakewell / Sam Ryan / Nina Myers / Carol Smillie / Linda Barker / Margaret Thatcher / Pat Butcher / Shake n' Vac Woman / Ellen MacArthur / Sharon Osbourne / Mrs. Robinson / Clare Short / Lisa Riley / M / Jenny Miner / Big Read Bookworm / Queen Elizabeth II / Carol Vorderman / Catherine Willows / Stacie Monroe / Glenda Jackson / Kate Potter / Tanya Byron / Christopher Eccleston's Mum / Sandra Pullman / Barbara Windsor / Hilda Braid / Natasha Kaplinsky / Lady Dedlock / Gillian Clark / Jane / Anne Robinson / Elizabeth Fremantle / Police Officer / Sam Fox / Frodo Baggins / Thora Hird / Wallis Simpson / Judi Dench / Cat Deeley / Hyacinth Bucket / Ann Widdecombe / Iris Murdoch / Barbara Good / Margo Leadbetter / Kerry Katona / Lily Allen / Rebecca Mitchell / Jenny Eclair / Joan Collins / Aggie MacKenzie / Kate Humble / Jane Fonda / Marian / Kate Silverton / Heathergreen Patti-Cake Brownie / Hillary Clinton / C.J. Cregg / Diane Sawyer / Teresa Heinz Kerry / Tessa Jowell / Katie Price / Julie Walters / Madonna / Ana Matronic / Jennifer Aniston / June Whitfield / BBC Ad Woman / BBC Producer / Tracey Emin / Trisha Goddard / Diane Keaton / Audrey Tautou / Hazel Irvine / Rachel Elnaugh / Nicky Hambleton-Jones / Pauline Prescott / Cherie Blair / Digital Radio Listener / Dido / The White Witch / Victim of Leslie Grantham / Sonia Gandhi / Sarah Connor / Sharon bin Laden / Clarissa Dickson Wright / Hannah Gordon / Sue Barker |
Phil Cornwell | Greg Dyke / TV Producer / Michael Caine / Osama Bin Laden / Jack Nicholson / Alan Rickman / Duke of Edinburgh / Saruman / Policeman / Wise Man / Prince Philip / Trevor / Tony Robinson / Security Guard / Sheriff of Nottingham / Howard Donald / Osama bin Laden / Jeremy Vine / BBC Two Whistleblower / Russell Brand / Roger / Severus Snape / Steven Berkoff / Russell Friar Tuck / Evan Davis / Den Watts / Norman Bates / Rick Blaine / Alistair Darling / Police Officer / Gabriel / Mick Jagger / Victim of Tony Blair / Saddam Hussein's Director / Jimmy Hill / Killer Z / Mr. Ashworth / Matt Allwright / Melvyn Bragg / Leslie Grantham / Dirty Harry / Man Stealing Rolf Harris's Painting / Duncan Bannatyne / Dr. Yanten / Gil Mayo / Lollipop Man / Chas Hodges / Ash Morgan / Bruce Forsyth / Christopher Eccleston / Gerry Standing / Judas Iscariot / John Kerry / Someone Who's Never Met Michael Moore / Peter Snow / Leo McGarry / Hank Cornpoke III / Jacques Chirac / Bilbo Baggins / Comedy Soap Policeman / Geoff / Jeremy Paxman / Police Inspector / Civil Servant / Hans Gruber / Puppeteer / Presidential Advisor / Lily Savage / BBC Producer / The Sorting Hat / Ozzy Osbourne's Stunt Double / Tim Henman / Gordon / Delia Smith's Director / Gerry Adams / Prince Charles / Guy Ritchie / Gene Hunt / God / Tony / Albert Steptoe / Steve / Paul Dacre / Barry / Timmy's Dad / Dry Cleaner / Ken Livingstone / Leonard 'Oz' Osborne / Derren Brown / Judge / Eric Morecambe / Man Stood Behind Andrew Marr / Conman / Robert Knibbs / Vincent Van Gogh / BBC Head / Mr. Tulkinghorn / Murder Suspect / Clive Tyldesley / The Ninth Doctor |
Mark Perry | David Dickinson (II) / Ian McKellen / Graham Norton / John Prescott / Saddam Hussein / Tom Paulin / Roger Moore / David Blunkett / Gandalf / Simon Peter / Robert Falcon Scott / King Edward VIII / Robin Cook / Charles Clarke / Peter Jones / Olga's Husband / Detective / Rowan Williams / Brian Blessed / Dr. Diabolical / David Dickinson / Forensic Scientist / Man in Pub / Bob Geldof / Diarmuid Gavin / Benjamin Braddock / Ken Livingstone / Rod Liddle / Sir Thomas Bertram / Peter Mandelson / Arthur Hughes / Robert Winston / Frozen Man / John Hurt / Donald Rumsfeld / Dustin Hoffman / Songs of Praise Producer / Newspaper Seller / Kim Woodburn / Whining Idiot / Sam Ryan's Boss / Phil Harding / Dirty Harry's Boss / Queen Elizabeth's Assistant / Tom Good / BBC's Head of Drama / Brother Edward / Eric Jones / David Cameron / Sheriff's Man / Al Gore / James Bond / Businessman / Court Official / Protester / Jason Orange / Bernard Matthews / Sheppity O'Killbill / Toby Ziegler / Senior Army Officer / Bob / Smallweed / Hercule Poirot / The Second Doctor / Doctor / Comedy Soap Policeman / Politician / Ellen MacArthur's Narrator / Bruce Forsyth |
Kevin Connelly | Iain Duncan Smith / Mark Lawson / Andrew Marr / Bill Oddie / David Starkey / Andrew Neil / Michael Howard / Thomas / Lawrence Oates / Reginald / Peter Foster / Barman / Harry Potter / David Dimbleby / Charles Kennedy / Builder / Michael Portillo / Elton John / Brother Benjamin / Andrew Gilligan / Des Lynam / Terry / Louis Walsh / Menzies Campbell / Much / Nick Robinson / Melvyn Bragg / Dame Edna Everage / John Reid / Ian Paisley / Trevor / Dick Cheney / Barry Gibb / Jonathan / Driftwood Member / Bob / Grima Wormtongue / England Cricketer / Sven-Goran Eriksson / Phil Mitchell / Sir Leicester Dedlock / Old Mr. Turveydrop / David Cameron / The Seventh Doctor / Jonathan Miller / Brian Sarbutt / James Bond / Martin Nutter / Mick Aston / Antony Worrall Thompson / Bobby Robson / Dennis Patterson / Johnny Scott / Martin Bashir / Dave Peacock / Albert Stroller / Bruce Forsyth / Jack Halford / Bill Clinton / Paul / Theo Paphitis / Police Officer / Adrian Chiles / Neil Kinnock / Alan Carr / Deal or No Deal Contestant / Detective / Mark Owen |
India Fisher | Janet / Jane Eyre |
Jess Robinson | Jennifer / Detective / Jackie / Carol / Claire Jackman / Emma |
Paterson Joseph | Mickey Stone / Charlie Young |
Polly Swinscoe | How Clean is Your House Woman |
James Hurn | Tom Hanks / Christopher Lloyd |
Colin Michael Carmichael | Brightly Coloured Blob |
Alli Cologna | (as Ally Cologna) |
Catherine Marmier | Brightly Coloured Blob |
Chris Finney | (as Christopher Finney) |
Phil Marshall | (as Philip Marshall) |
Jason Barnett | (credit only) |
David Tennant | Regenerated Tony Blair |
Eddie Nestor | Sam |
Dominic Burdess | Brightly Coloured Blob |
Tadeusz Pasternak | Damien Hirst |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jon Plowman | Executive Producer |
Gareth Edwards | Producer |
Caroline Norris | Producer |
Catherine Gosling Fuller | Producer |
Ella Walker | Producer |
Richard Webb | Producer |
Ian D. Tootle | Producer |
Bill Dare | Producer |
Ali Bryer Carron | Producer |